I Know I'm Funny Haha (stylized as I Know I'm Funny haha) is the fourth studio album by American singer Faye Webster, released on June 25, 2021 through Secretly Canadian.
Critical reception
I Know I'm Funny Haha received a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from eight reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". Jeremy D. Larson for Pitchfork called it "dazzling" and applauded it for showing "its great depth at its own unconcerned pace".
I Know I'm Funny Haha was listed as the 45th best album of the first half of 2021 by Stereogum.
Lead track "Better Distractions" was listed by President Barack Obama as one of his favorite songs of 2020.
Accolades +I Know I'm Funny Haha on year-end lists Publication List Rank Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021 Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021
Track listing
A Dream with a Baseball Player The album's ninth track, "A Dream with a Baseball Player", was released as a single. "A Dream with a Baseball Player" was inspired by Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., on whom Webster (a lifelong Braves fan) had developed a crush, while watching Braves games regularly after her return from her 2019 tour. Lyrics such as "[H]e and I don't speak the same language / But we have conversations in my head... I could just meet him and get it over/ Or I'll just keep wearing his name on my shirt", with the repeated refrain of "How did I fall in love with someone I don't know?" are explained by Webster with "A song about Ronald Acuña Jr., obviously... I guess this song explains what having a crush feels like. Having made up conversations with them in your head even though you don’t speak their language, wearing their team jersey every day, things that make you feel closer to this person that you don’t know at all."
Personnel Musicians
Faye Webster – vocals, guitar Anna Bishop – violin Harold Brown – drums Mei Ehara – featured vocals Tressa Gold – violin Bryan Howard – bass Jeanette Jang – violin Noah Johnson – cello Jordi Lara – cello Annie Leeth – violin Stacy Matthews – violin Elizabeth O'Hara – viola Adrian Pintea – violin Trey Pollard – conductor Meredith Riley – violin Nick Rosen – keyboards Schuyler Slack – cello Derek Smith – viola Jocelyn Smith – viola Matt Stoessel – guitar Jeremy Wheatley – drums Henry White – horn
Technical Alex Dejong – recording engineer Joe Lambert – mastering Drew Vandenberg – production, mixing, recording engineer Faye Webster – production
Charts + Chart performance for I Know I'm Funny Haha Chart (2021) Peakposition
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